Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.4% |
| Met Standard | 14.4% |
| Below Standard | 80.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.4% of students exceeded standard while 14.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.4 points below the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.0% exceeded — 5.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 8.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 9.4% | 9.4% | 18.9% |
| 4th | 136 | 8.8% | 14.0% | 22.8% |
| 5th | 130 | 10.8% | 22.3% | 33.1% |
| 6th | 110 | 1.8% | 23.6% | 25.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 2.8% | 14.2% | 17.0% |
| 4th | 137 | 1.5% | 13.9% | 15.3% |
| 5th | 131 | 6.1% | 14.5% | 20.6% |
| 6th | 110 | 1.8% | 2.7% | 4.5% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.8